Peter McCown

Work History

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  Character Supervisor

  Laika

  January 2015 - May 2016

  KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016)
  o Responsible for management of Puppet department and Rapid Prototyping (RP) department (115+ artists)
  o Responsible for bid, schedule, and delivery of all puppet builds and 3D printed faces for feature films (108 unique builds, 50K+ printed faces)
  o Sub-departments within Puppet and RP include: Sculpting, Mold Making, Casting, Armature, Hand Fabrication, Costume, Hair/Fur, Puppet Paint, CG Modeling, CG Rigging, CG Texture, CG Facial Animation, 3D Printing, Quality Assurance/Processing
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  Production Manager, RP

  Laika

  February 2014 - January 2015

  
  KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (2016)
  o Responsible for management of RP department (55+ artists)
  o Responsible for schedule and delivery of all main and secondary character faces through CG build, CG Animation, 3D printing, and post-processing
  
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  Production Supervisor - Lighting - Home!

  DreamWorks Animation

  February 2009 - January 2014
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  Production Supervisor - Lighting - How to Train Your Dragon 2

  DreamWorks Animation

  September 2012 - February 2013
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  Production Supervisor - Layout - Rise of the Guardians

  DreamWorks Animation

  October 2010 - September 2012
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  Production Supervisor - Shrek 1, 2, & 3 Stereoscopic Conversion

  DreamWorks Animation

  June 2010 - October 2010
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  Production Supervisor

  DreamWorks Animation

  February 2009 - June 2010

  
  HOME! (2014) - Lighting
  HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (2014) – Lighting
  o Responsible for management, bids, and schedule for Lighting department, (40+ artists), including delivery of footage quota
  o Tracked and oversaw delivery of shots and assets from upstream departments in Lighting
  o Wrote and delivered performance reviews for all Lighting artists and production staff
  
  RISE OF THE GUARDIANS (2012) – Layout
  o Responsible for management, bids, and schedule for Layout department (24 artists)
  o Wrote and delivered performance reviews for all Layout artists and production staff
  o Oversaw delivery of shots and assets into PreViz and Final Layout departments and ensured scheduled delivery to downstream departments
  
  3D Conversion of SHREK, SHREK 2, & SHREK THE THIRD
  o Worked with third party vendors (Legend, Prime Focus) to convert and deliver three Shrek movies from 2D to Stereoscopic 3D for a 3D DVD release
  o Represented DreamWorks Animation at vendor reviews, generated schedules, and prioritized workload and notes
  
  SHREK FOREVER AFTER (2010) – Central
  o Responsible for schedule and delivery of production materials to Marketing/CP
  o Attended Director Editorial dailies and communicated changes to appropriate production
  departments
  o Generated and distributed weekly production report to studio and show leadership
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  Production Coordinator

  DreamWorks Animation

  August 2007 - February 2009

  
  HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) – Layout
  o Coordinated team of 20+ Layout artists
  o Generated and maintained Layout department notes and trackers
  for distribution, managed the shot tracking inbox for the department, and tracked assets with other departments
  
  KUNG FU PANDA (2008) – Lighting
  o Coordinated team of 15 Lighting artists
  o Ran Lighting dailies sessions, took detailed notes for distribution,
  tracked assets with other departments, and shepherded shots
  through Lighting and onto completion
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  Production Coordinator

  DreamWorks Animation

  August 2007 - April 2008

  
  HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) – Layout
  o Coordinated team of 20+ Layout artists
  o Generated and maintained Layout department notes and trackers
  for distribution, managed the shot tracking inbox for the department, and tracked assets with other departments
  
  KUNG FU PANDA (2008) – Lighting
  o Coordinated team of 15 Lighting artists
  o Ran Lighting dailies sessions, took detailed notes for distribution,
  tracked assets with other departments, and shepherded shots
  through Lighting and onto completion
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  Production Assistant - FX/Lighting - Kung Fu Panda

  DreamWorks Animation

  August 2006 - August 2007
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  Development Intern

  DreamWorks Animation

  January 2006 - May 2006
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  Development Intern - Dimension Films

  Miramax

  August 2005 - November 2005

• Intern Office Assistant

  Management 101

  May 2005 - August 2005
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  Office Intern

  CBS Television Studios

  May 2004 - August 2004

• Production Office Intern/Set Dresser

  Sodium Entertainment

  May 2003 - August 2003